The current shift in demographics - aging and shrinking populations - in many countries around the world presents a major challenge to companies and societies alike. One particularly essential implication is the emergence and constant growth of the so-called “graying market” or “silver...

Die heutige Zeit bietet noch nie dagewesene Möglichkeiten, unsere kühnsten Träume zu träumen und zu realisieren. Gleichzeitig werden wir mit den größten Herausforderungen für eine „gesunde“ bzw. nachhaltige Entwicklung unserer Welt konfrontiert. Basierend auf einer systemischen...

Falco Jaekel develops a reference architecture for cloud logistics systems. The reference architecture shows how to apply the principles and concepts of cloud computing (e.g. virtualization, service-orientation) to logistics system design and thus how to deliver certain physical logistics...

This edited collection presents state-of-the-art reviews of the latest developments in multisensory packaging design. Bringing together leading researchers and practitioners working in the field, the contributions consider how our growing understanding of the human senses, as well as new...

This volume presents selected articles from the 21st Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conference, which was held in Budapest (Hungary) in 2017. The theoretical and empirical papers in this volume cover various areas of business, economics, and finance from a diverse range of...

Alexander Sänn presents a functional method based on lead user method, preference measurement, and recommendations using collaborative filtering. The introduced method in this book stimulates input from internal and external sources, predicts basic customers’ acceptance, and evaluates this...

This book examines how to optimize design management processes in order to produce innovation within organizations. It first looks at how to harvest a culture of design and then examines topics specific to product and service design. Individual chapters provide anecdotes drawn from leading...

This edited volume focuses on research conducted in the area of ergonomic design. Chapters are extensions of works presented at the International Conference on Management of Ergonomic Design, Industrial Safety and Healthcare Systems. The book addresses the need to have the knowledge of...

Diana Mitsch zeigt in diesem Buch, dass Hersteller von Medizinprodukten beim Produktdesign über ökonomische Kriterien hinaus auch ökologische und gesellschaftliche Ansprüche berücksichtigen müssen: Produkte müssen folglich nicht nur den Erwartungen von Kunden bzw. Anwendern und generellen...

Das Werk behandelt die den Wirtschaftsteilnehmer treffenden öffentlich-rechtlichen Pflichten bei und nach Bereitstellung technischer Geräte. Dieser sieht sich dabei mit einer Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Rechtsquellen, unterschiedlichen Regelungsansätzen und zum Teil widersprüchlichen...